PACU Registered Nurse: Impactful Post-Op Care

HCA Healthcare, Inc.; Smyrna (TN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Free counseling and referral services

Paid time off and disability coverage

401(k) with 100% match on 3% to 9% of;

Job summary

Physicians Pavilion Surgery Center in Smyrna, Tennessee is seeking a PACU Registered Nurse to provide safe post-operative care and support our mission to care like family. You will collaborate with management and participate in nursing initiatives while ensuring patients progress toward discharge.

The role emphasizes airway management, IV access, head-to-toe assessment, and adherence to discharge criteria, with opportunities to contribute to quality improvements and patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Associate Degree in Nursing or RN Diploma or Higher degree in Nursing Required
• 1+ years of nursing experience in a clinical setting, preferably in PACU, ICU or Surgery
• Active RN license as required by state of employment
• BCLS Certification upon employment. online certification not acceptable
• ACLS required within 30-days of hire
• PALS if required by facility within 30-days of hire

Responsibilities

• Prepare your patients’ care area adequately and ensure necessary equipment and supplies and provided
• Demonstrate proper airway management techniques
• Monitor your patients according to policy (vital signs, temperature, cardiac, etc.)
• Inserting, maintaining, and removing IV catheters and saline locks
• Perform and document head to toe evaluation of your patients utilizing an approved scoring system in line with HCA policy and procedure
• Check dressings and/or operative site of your patients and report abnormalities to the surgeon
• Provide a safe and comforting environment for your patients and family
• Ensure your patients meet discharge criteria

Skills

Airway management

Vital signs monitoring

IV catheter insertion/maintenance

Head to toe assessment

Discharge readiness

Education

Associate Degree in Nursing or RN Diploma or Higher degree in Nursing

Job description

Physicians Pavilion Surgery Center in Smyrna, Tennessee is seeking a PACU Registered Nurse to provide safe post-operative care and support our mission to care like family. You will collaborate with management and participate in nursing initiatives while ensuring patients progress toward discharge.

The role emphasizes airway management, IV access, head-to-toe assessment, and adherence to discharge criteria, with opportunities to contribute to quality improvements and patient outcomes.